DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
AVASTIN
Bevacizumab
Bevacizumab is a drug that blocks angiogenesis, the growth of new blood vessels. It is used to treat various cancers, including colorectal, lung, and kidney cancer, and eye disease. Bevacizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody that inhibits vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A). VEGF-A is a chemical signal that stimulates angiogenesis in a variety of diseases, especially in cancer, retinal proliferation of diabetes in the eye. Bevacizumab was the first clinically available angiogenesis inhibitor in the United States. Bevacizumab is currently approved by the U...
AVASTIN - List of case studies
- Anaplastic Astrocytoma in the left temporal lobe
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- AVASTIN (bevacizumab) + chemotherapy are the best option currently. A ... insulin, nitrosourea alkylating agent, temozolomide, Avastin, bevacizumab, irinotecan, Tarceva, rapamycin, EGFR inhibitors, mTOR ...
- Degenerative Maculopathy
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which can be treated with injections of Lucentis or Avastin. questions: ... good treatment options with injections of Lucentis or Avastin if she were to develop the wet type of age related macular ...
- Metastatic, Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
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biological treatment – NOT Erbitux, and NOT Avastin. Weekly Cycles of Vinorelbine for 2 weeks and stop on third ... oxycontin, Carboplatin, Navelbine, taxol, ALIMTA, Erbitux, Avastin, Vinorelbine, Vinorelbine,Taxotere, Erlotinib, palliative chemo, ...
- Treatments
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Antiaggregant therapy Antiangiogenic antibody Avastin Antiarrhythmic treatment Antibiotic and antiphlogistic ... transplantation Autotransplantation of cells Avastin intravitreal injections Avoiding smoking Awakening routine ...
- Metastatic non small cell lung Cancer
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biological treatment – NOT Erbitux , and NOT Avastin . Due to the patient deteriorated condition the treating ... Diaplatin, Navelbine, Taxol, ALIMTA, Erbitux, Avastin, Vinorelbine, Taxotere, Erlotinib, Tarceva ...
- Myopic Maculopathy
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however, he is a good candidate for Lucentis or Avastin intravitreal injections into the right eye in attempt to ... Medicines : Visudyne , Lucentis, Avastin intravitreal injections. Treatments : krypton ...
- Glioblastoma
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- AVASTIN (bevacizumab) + chemotherapy are the best option currently. A ... , Carboplatin , BCNU , CPT-11 , AVASTIN , bevacizumab, Tarceva , rapamycin , irinotecan ...
- Age Related Macular Degeneration and Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy
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Vasculopathy and he had an intravitreal injection of Avastin. Following this, the patient had a Vitrectomy operation. Photographs ... eye. A treatment option would be additional Lucentis or Avastin intravitreal injections, and the patient should consider vitamin ...
- Metastatic, Non Small Cell Lung Cancer – further opinion
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biological treatment – NOT Erbitux, and NOT Avastin. Weekly Cycles of Vinorelbine for 2 weeks and stop on third ... biological treatment – NOT Erbitux, and NOT Avastin. Due to the patient deteriorated condition the treating oncologist ...
- Non Small Cell Lung cancer, Stage 4, S/P Right Pneumonectomy
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treatment? Any other options of chemotherapy? Tarceva? Avastin? Any experimental treatment or protocols? The patient is willing to ...